For a young expectant mother, who already has a daughter, the news of government’s plan to increase maternity leave from three months to six months sounded like sweet music to her ear, but soon reality stepped in and she immediately thought about the country’s economy and the affordability of such a move.
“It would definitely be better for me and I would look forward to spending more time with my baby,” the young mother immediately said when approached by the Sunday Stabroek.
It was hard when she had to leave her infant daughter at just three months old “with strangers” as she earned a living.
She said with that six months’ maternity leave she would be able to bond better with
